The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
Hon. r. B. Russell and Chief of Police
oliver. of Athens Have a Difficulty
Which May be Renewed with Sc
rious Results-Sale of the Athens
Paper Mill.
GEORGIA.
Wild turkeys are plentiful along the
Altamaha.
John Whtsett, an old citizen of Drayton,
Dooly county, died Saturday.
r. j. Brannon's dwelling at Americas was
burned Tuesday. The insurance was 81 200
The City Council of Americas has decided
to number the houses and name the streets
The Macon Euening NetcS shows that it is
progressing by coming out in neat new
dress.
At Reidsville T. j. Williams has part of
the material on the ground to erect store
building just to the right of the front of his
residence.
At Augusta Mrs. J. w. Roberts, wife of
the pastor of st. Johns Methodist church,
died Monday night after an illness of only
few days
The Rome and Dalton railroad sold about
$500 worth of tickets to the Northeast Geor
gia Fair last month. The Georgia railroad
sold about 500 worth.
The Governor has ordered an election of
Lieutenant Colonel for Dec. 10, between
the hours of and p. M, to command the
Ninth Georgia Battalion.
George Deadwyler has purchased the
Buena Vista place, formerly belonging to
the Nicholson estate. 1t is situated near
Rock College, Athens, and contains 200
acres.
Two white boys entered the store of Mr..
Kelly, on the Jacksonville road, near Ma
con, on Saturday night, blew out the lights
and riddled the building with pistol bullets.
They were arrested.
J. W. Mize, Tax Receiver-elect of Sumter
county, received his commission from tho
Governor last Sunday, and as soon as he
makes his bond and is sworn in he will be
ready to go to work.
The following ticket was elected at Albany
Tuesday: For Mayor T. n. Voolfolk; for
Councilmen, 7. NJ. Carter, W. E. Hilsman,
w. o. Watson, w. T. Jones, Joseph
Ehrlich, w. w. Rawlins.
Hon Patrick Walsh has purchased that
property on the north side of BroadA street.
fronting the monument at Augusta, having
front Of 40 feet, it is said, for the purpose
of erecting a new and handsome building
for his paper.
of Mr.. David Barnard, of the lower part of
Tattnall county, were burned, together
with all the newly harvested crops of corn
and fodder. 1t is supposed the fire was
caused by rats.
AT Elberton few days ago, Willie Camp
bell was arranging to blow up swarm of
bees, which had taken up their quarters in
an old stump, when three-pound powder
flask burst in his hand His face is now a
oh Of he he 10 cuff
a lacerated hand.
One day last week, Mr. Hines Surrency,
of the Fortieth district, of Tattnall county,
shot negro named Bowson Smith, wound
ing him dangerously. The negro was a
tenant of Surrency's and the trouble was
about some cotton. At last accounts the
negro was improving
Monday Willie de Armand, aged IA wears.
son of George de Armand, a well-known
merchant at Fury's Ferry, in Columbia
county, was standing in his fathers porch
preparing to go hunting, when accidentally
his gun went off, the charge entering his
body and portion Of the shot going to his
liver, causing death.
At Madison E. L. Brobston & Co., were
closed up Saturday night by the Sheriff.
Mrs. Mary Burnett held q note of s., 400
against them, and being unable to meet the
note they were closed out. Their liabilities
are about $4,000, while their assets will not
amount to more than S6,000 Their stock is
being sold by the Sheriff at auction.
Sunday afternoon the telegraphers-
principally from East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railway-met in East Rome
Tor the purpose of organizing a division of
Order of Railway Telegraphers.n The
meeting was largely attended, and was a
decided success. Application for charter
was made and the order will be known as
the Rome Division" with headquarters at
Rome.
Quite a crowd from a distance gath
cred at Fort Gaines to see the cock fight,
which began Monday, arranged by G. f.
Brown, of Columbus, and f. Z. Grist of
Fort Gaines. Mr.. Grist won the toss. The
main is twenty-one cocks, 800 each fight
and 81, 600 on the odd. Mr.. Crisis birds
have wide reputation, having won nearly
every fight. Tuesday Crisis famous Shawl
necks were ahead. There were six fights in
the main, Crisis winning four. Several
hacks were fought Monday night, Crisis
winning three out of five.
On Friday night last, in the northwestern
part OF Monroe county, Dave Banks (col-
ored) was called out of a negro house by
some one, and soon after pistol shots were
heard near the house. A few minutes after
hearing the shots, the inmates of the house
went out to ascertain, if they could, the
cause OF the shooting, and found Dave
Banks dead. He had been shot i'll the neck
and breast. Upon investigation, a jury of
inquest returned a verdict to the effect that
Banks came to his death by p stol shots at
the hands of some unknown person.
Brunswick advertiser: The schooner
Mary Lord, that brought the furniture, car
pets, ETC., for the Jekyl Island Club House,
came on up to the city three days ago, finished
discharging her cargo, and is now loading
with lumber. This schooner is an old ac-
quaintance here, having loaded here sew
eral times, her first cargo being from here
in 1871. In 1874 she took from here to the
island Of Majorca, in the Mediterranean
Sea, the first cargo of yellow pine lumber
ever seen on that island. This cargo was
loaded by Inspector II. L. Hine. Capt. S.
j. Lord has presided over the schooner's
destinies all these years.
At Athens Tuesday the paper mill of the
Pioneer Manufacturing Company was sold
at Sherif's sale to satisfy a mortgage held
by the Bank of the University for $l2, 500
The property brought s12,632 20 and it is
now understood that company has been
organized with r. K. Reeves as President
and William d. Griffith Secretary and Bust
ness Manager, which will commence at
once to run the mill and continue the manu-